Durham 2008
Pilgrimage of Pain & Hope
Journey with Duke Divinity School through Durham
Durham Pilgrimage of Pain & Hope: January 18-20, 2008.
Journey with us through the painful and resurrected history of Durham. For the past several years, under the leadership of the Office of Black Church Studies, Duke Divinity School has engaged in Pilgrimage (sacred journey) in various parts of the world including South Africa, Brazil, Uganda and Rwanda where pilgrims have reckoned with racial, gender, and class polarities which divide the “Body of Christ” and the world. According to Rev. Tiffney Marley, “Regardless of our locations abroad, the resounding question from our pilgrims has been “what does it mean to participate in such a transformative journey at home”?
During this pilgrimage (held during the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Weekend), we will listen to the descendants of Stagville Plantation (one of the largest plantations in the Southeast), listen to testimonies of “urban renewal” in the historic Hayti community of Durham. We will walk the streets of several communities in the city and listen to stories of hope from Durham residents and church leaders. The prayer is that the Pilgrimage of Pain and Hope’s focus on racial, gender, and class polarities will be deepened as we reckon with reconciliation and the realities within the community of which we live and work.
Application for 2009 Durham Pilgrimage of Pain & Hope
The cost is $75 and continuing education credit is available. This fee will be discounted for current Duke Divinity School students.
For more information, contact Rev. Tiffney Marley or Ms. Mary Beth Beauchamp at Office of Black Church Studies or 919-660-3489.